But he is a man of great dignity, superior talents and high ideals.

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To many Dutch observers, the country's famed tradition of tolerance is a reflection not so much of high ideals as of pragmatism.

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The former, the simple-lifers, arrive in summer with high ideals, but soon discover the delights of social security when winter winds blow their crops away.

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But for the UNHCR and other agencies that care for the displaced, this was only the latest of many cases where the high ideals of international law run up against the realities of power politics.

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Mr. PAUL GOLDBERGER (Author, "Up From Zero"): Things in the rebuilding process began very differently with a lot of high ideals and high hopes that we would be operating in a whole different set of values and parameters.

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In a statement on Tuesday, the Grand Orange Lodge said: "In keeping with the high ideals of the Orange Institution all members and supporters of the institution should use the eleventh of July to prepare for this event in a totally peaceful manner, " it said.

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Marshall was a loyal, churchgoing man, a Purple Heart recipient wounded in Iwo Jima during World War II and a son who tried mightily but could never live up to the high ideals of his socialite mother, according to letters friends submitted to the court.

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It is particularly egregious behavior since it comes from those claiming to stand for high humanistic ideals.

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At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

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